By Cynthia Parsons Contributing Writer Noble Academy, a K-8 charter school, is relocating from Minneapolis to a new permanent home in Brooklyn Park on July 15. The new location is 9477 Decatur Drive North. The school will be 95,000-square-feet, with more than 40 classrooms, a gymnasium, cafeteria an...Read More

By SUE WEBBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Brooklyn Avenues,” a new 12-bed short-term housing program for homeless youth, is scheduled to open at the end of January on city-owned property at 7610 76th Ave. N. in Brooklyn Park. The facility is located west of Broadway Avenue, next to U.S. Bank. It is bou...Read More

Authorities are investigating the death of a child in Brooklyn Park. At 8:56 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, Brooklyn Park police and fire departments responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious six-year-old on the 9200 block of Queens Garden Avenue North. First responders performed CPR and the child w...Read More

Editor’s note: The criminal report includes graphic descriptions. A 23-year-old Brooklyn Park man has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of his 22-month-old son, Kazerion Harper, on Dec. 9. According to the criminal complaint, Reggie Delanie Harper allegedly abused his son after ...Read More

Updated to include further details including comments from Dayton Fire Chief Jason Mickelson. A 4-alarm fire broke out this afternoon in Dayton drawing crews from a dozen fire departments. Eyewitness reports say the fire was ablaze around 3 p.m. Thursday, May 2, on Dayton resident Adrian Dahl...Read More

LivingWord Christian Center adds sign and new entrance to be more visible and accessible If you’ve driven down Highway 169 in Brooklyn Park recently, you may have noticed the addition of a large sign on the east side of the road, just north of Interstate 94. The three-pillared sign advertises Livi...Read More